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History is filled with tales of politicians that wanted you to do as they say, but not as they do. California State Senator Carole Migden joined that dubious (and numerous) group yesterday when she re ... Tags: irony, money, cell phone, honda, free cars, bad news, taxpayers, politicians, highlander hybrid, dependence on foreign oil, california state senator carole migden, senator carole migden, california state senator, senator migden, state senators, phone history, recklessness
The good news is that GM posted a profit of $62 million, which is the company's second consecutive quarterly profit. The bad news is that the $62 million represents a 90% decline in profits from the f ... Tags: gm, incentives, decline, profits, bad news, fleet sales, first quarter, uaw, implosion, housing market, transaction price, gmac financial services, core operations, quarterly profit, private equity group, subprime lending market, q1 profit, profit issues, labor negotiations, residential mortgages
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Almost all the sales numbers are in for the month of February, and it appears the good and bad news has been spread fairly evenly across the industry. Ford Motor Company and the Chrysler Group receive ... Tags: kia, automakers, chrysler, gmc, hummer, buick, ford motor, ford motor company, brunt, general motors, chrysler group, strong sales, isuzu, bad news, fleet sales, sales numbers, blue oval, rental fleets, ween, major brands
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The arrival of the Edge CUV is now complete with word that Ford has just put some cash on the hood of its golden child for the first time. In reality, the incentive is being offered only for base SE m ... Tags: ford, models, bad news, hilt, automotive news, news reports, eggs, family ford, cuv, sel, single model, ford edge, ford source, mid range, shotgun, base edge, welcome to the family
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Good news for CUV buyers: The Ford Edge now has up to $500 in rebates on the hood. The bad news is that you can only get the discount on the base SE model. Right now the SEL and SEL Plus models are se ... Tags: ford, models, nameplate, rebates, good luck, 18 wheels, bad news, automotive news, true test, statistic, satisfaction, sel, full speed, sales performance, sales volume, ford edge, discretion, pipelines
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Apparently moving ahead of Ford isn't going to be good enough for Toyota. With their latest global projection of 9.42-million vehicles planned for 2007, it's looking more likely they might catch Gener ... Tags: gm, ford, slew, general motors, bump, domestics, million vehicles, bad news, market share, pipeline, auto maker, realization, guesstimate, hot new products, share source, number 3, interstellar domination, globe investor, global reality, klingons
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Code Blue! Dr. Z to the E.R., stat! DaimlerChrysler released its U.S. sales results for July today, and investors are on life-support.First the good news: Mercedes-Benz U.S. sales set a July record of ... Tags: mercedes benz, chrysler, reuters, rebates, daimlerchrysler, stat, chrysler group, s sales, bad news, investors, group sales
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The good news for auto insurance companies is that claims have dropped 15% in the last four years, with the result of a similarly healthy bump in profit. The bad news, at least for an industry that de ... Tags: bodily injury, decade, surprise, accidents, insurance, bump, scratch, modern technology, bad news, one thing, safety technology, phenomenon, age group, collisions, car insurance claims, baby boomers age, auto insurance companies, statistical prediction, insurance premium, chicago business
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Good news for Indiana: Honda will bring 2,000 "zero waste to landfill" jobs to the state. Bad news for drivers rooting for the promised slew of Ford hybrids: Bill Ford says they're not coming. All typ ... Tags: slew, auto world, bill ford, bad news, environmental group, musician, diesel engines, diesel emissions, pledge, tuscon, ethanol, ports, ford hybrids, autobloggreen, venture capital, landfill facility, gem electric vehicles, indiana bill, jay mankita, folk singer
Corn production is expected to go up 34 percent to 2.15 billion bushels, thanks to an increase in interest in ethanol, a fuel based on the plant. The bad news is that as demand has gone up, so has the ... Tags: businessweek, soybean, bad news, well thanks, soybeans, ethanol fuel, bushels, corn production, bushel
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Peugeot is shuttering its Rynton plant in Coventry, where it builds its popular 206. Idling the British factory next year will mean that 2,300 will find themselves out of work. The word came down as P ... Tags: coventry, bad news, peugeot, psa peugeot citroen, union officials, closure, uk telegraph
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Along with the steady stream of bad news coming from Motown has also come a tide of talent, with some employees evidently seeking employment elsewhere in the business, or looking outside the industry ... Tags: gm, toyota, hyundai, businessweek, economy, yahoo, execs, bad news, sums, tide, segments, steady stream, downsizing, cfo, southeast michigan, seeking employment, finance, mary boland, depressing place
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Iconic Italian design house Pininfarina is seeing red -- and it isn't the paint on one of its Ferrari concepts. The firm announced that it lost 8.1 million euros last year (that's $9.72M USD)... a fri ... Tags: models, ferrari, reuters, paint, pininfarina, 1 million, losses, bad news, fortunes, italian design, 9m
The folks at the AAA issued the results of their annual "Your Driving Costs" study Tuesday, and the bottom line isn't pretty - the overall average cost of owning and operating your late mode ... Tags: minivans, suvs, gas prices, new car, insurance, bottom line, wallet, sedans, late model, bad news, circumstances, quot, depreciation, aaa, estimates, finance charges, handy worksheet, course gas, mile costs
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Toyota and General Motors will end their joint-research effort on fuel-cell development at the end of next month out of futility-- a 'lack of progress.' All is not bad news, however... the two automak ... Tags: gm, toyota, automakers, joint venture, alliances, general motors, intelligent transportation systems, bad news, asahi shimbun, futility, fuel cell development, research effort, industry source, disciplines
Do we really need an excuse to do a post on the Camaro Concept? Fortunately Inside Line has provided us one by revealing some new nuggets of credible info on the Bowtie’s upcoming pony car reviv ... Tags: v8, camaro, nuggets, powerplant, sedans, rear wheel drive, pony car, corvette, slush, bad news, impala, 3l, six speed, ls2, rumor mill, bowtie, chevy camaro, chevy camaro concept, half years, gm management
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Reuters is reporting today that industry analysts expect continued bad news for GM and Ford when January's results are posted Wednesday. Both automakers are expected to report sales down as much as 10 ... Tags: gm, automakers, suvs, reuters, honda, gasoline prices, gm ford, bad news, ford sales, toyota sales, lunch, industry analysts, compact cars, utes, transplants, david healy, securities analyst, nibble, quote of the day, burnham
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Ford Motor Company has just released its earnings statement for the year of 2005, and it’s a mixed bag of good and bad news. The good news is that 2005 was Ford’s third consecutive year of ... Tags: premier auto, auto group, aston martin, ford motor, luxury brands, ford motor company, 100 million, bill ford, bad news, quot, fourth quarter, net income, market share, s market, premier automotive group, asia pacific region, third consecutive year, ford reports, smart investment, dealer inventory
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This article by the Motley Fool points out why the back doors of certain Toyota vehicles are being boosted from their hinges on a regular basis. “Thieves have discovered that the car doors are i ... Tags: gm, toyota, cars, ford, stock, thieves, car enthusiast, bad news, motley fool, quot, toyota owners, fraction, investor, hinges, impalas, toyota vehicles, rsquo, car doors, back doors, fools
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A German pensioner (a.k.a. senior citizen, a.k.a. retiree, a.k.a. ancient decrepit codger) stranded at a train station in the town of Gronau flipped his wig after police told him that even though the ... Tags: body panels, police car, bad news, hotel room, disabled people, dents, senior citizen, german pensioner, nice mess, broken pieces, crutch, train station, car park, wig
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